- (a) The commissioner of education shall develop and distribute to each school district and institution of higher education in the state a common academic achievement record and coding system for courses and instructions for recording information on the academic achievement record. Each school district must use the coding system provided by the commissioner.
- (b) Each school district must use an academic achievement record (transcript) form designated by the State Board of Education (SBOE). Each district must reproduce the form in sufficient quantities. The form shall serve as the academic record for each student and must be maintained permanently by the district. Each district must ensure that copies of the record are made available for a student transferring from one district to another. The information may be provided to the student or to the district to which the student is transferring or both. To ensure appropriate placement of a transfer student, a district must respond promptly to each request for student records from a receiving school district.
- (c) Any credit earned by a student must be recorded on the academic achievement record, regardless of when the credit was earned.
- (d) A student who completes high school graduation requirements shall have attached to the academic achievement record a seal approved by the SBOE.
- (e) A student who completes all graduation requirements except for required exit-level assessment instruments may be issued a certificate of coursework completion. The academic achievement record will include a notation of the date such a certificate was issued to the student.
Source Note:The provisions of this §74.14 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4311; amended to be effective September 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 7691.